FEMADR-1244-NYMajor disasterDeclared September 11, 1998
DR-1244-NY: New York Ny - Severe Wx, Sept 7, 1998
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for New York (DR-1244-NY) on September 11, 1998 for the incident of September 7, 1998 to September 7, 1998; it covers 11 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1244-NY (also written FEMA-1244-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- New York
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Ny - Severe Wx, Sept 7, 1998
- Incident period
- September 7, 1998 to September 7, 1998
- Declared
- September 11, 1998
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 2
- Place in the year
- the fourth of 4 major disaster declarations for New York in 1998
- Status
- closed out on July 6, 2005
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayuga (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fulton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Herkimer (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Nassau (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Oneida (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Onondaga (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ontario (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Orleans (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Wayne (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
$2.8 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1244. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.